An innovative dosimetry method for accurate and real time dose assessment for Radiation Hardness Assurance tests

Abstract

Radiochromic film dosimetry is a technique particularly suitable for dose measurements of radiation hardness assurance tests. The main characteristics of radiochromic films are the precise, accurate and permanent dose values, ease of handling and data analysis, high spatial resolution and wide range of dose. However, measurements of the trend of the dose in time with radiochromic films are very difficult by means of commercial read-out tools. In this work we propose a new method, for which a National Patent was filed, for the determination of the dose in real-time and by remote control with radiochromic films. This method based on optoelectronic instrumentation, makes radiochromic film dosimetry an ideal technique for radiation hardness quality assurance tests.